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 75TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CH. 404-JUNE 29, 1937 tion, as authorized by said section 37, including the employment of persons and means in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, print- ing and binding, the purchase, maintenance, operation, and repair of passenger-carrying vehicles necessary in the conduct of field wor k outside the District of Columbia, and other necessary expenses : Provided, That $2,000,000 of the amount herein reappropriated may be used only in those Stat es which have made appropr iations for indemnifying the owners of cattle reacting to the test for Bang's disease. FOREST RO ADS AND TRAILS For carrying out the provisions of section 23 of the Federal High- way Act a pprov ed N ovemb er 9, 1921 (U. S. C., title 23, sec. 23), including not to exceed $115 .260 for departmental personal services in the District of Columbia, $12,500,000, which sum is composed of $5,500, 000, t he bala nce of the amou nt auth oriz ed to b e ap pro pria ted for t he fi scal year 1937, by the Act approved June 18, 1934, and $7,000,000, part of the sum of $14,000,000 authorized to be a ppro- priated for the fiscal year 1938 by the Act approved June 16, 1936, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended : Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for the rental, purchase, or construction of buildings necessary for the storage of equipment and supplies used for road and trail construction and maintenance, but the total cost of any such building purchased or constructed tinder this authorization shall not exceed $7,500 : Pro- vided further, That for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1938, and June 30. 1939, the apportionment for forest highways in Alaska shall be $35 0,000 and the remainder of the sums whic h otherwise would be apportioned and prorated to Alaska for said fiscal years shall be reapportioned in the same manner and on the same basis as provided in the second paragraph of section 23 (a) of the Federal Highway Act among those States whose forest highway apportion- ments for the fiscal years 1938 and 1939 otherwise would be less than 1 per centum of the entire apportionment for forest highways Provided further, That there shall be available from this appro- priation not to exceed $10,000 for the acquisition of land by purchase, condemnation, gift, grant, dedication, or otherwise, and not to exceed $150,000 for the acquisition by purchase or construction of buildings, for the storage and repair of Government equipment for use in the construction and maintenance of roads. This title may be cited as the "Department of Agriculture Appro- priation Act, 1938". TIT LE II- FA RM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION SA LARIES AND EXPENSES For salaries and expenses of the Farm Credit Administration in the District of Columbia and the field ; traveling expenses of officers and employee s including n ot to exceed $5 ,000 for travel incurred under proper authority attending meetings or conventions of mem- bers of organizations at which matters of importance to the work of the Farm Credit Administration are to be discussed or transacted ; prin ting an d bi ndin g ; c ontin gent and m iscel laneo us ex pense s, in clud- ing law books, books of reference, and not to exceed $750 for period- icals, newspapers, and maps ; contract stenographic reporting serv- ices, and expert services for the preparation of amortization tables ; library membership fees or dues in organizations which issue pub- lications to members only or to members at a lower price than to others, payment for which may be made in advance ; purchase of 125151 §-37-28 433 Printing and bind. ing. Proviso. State contributions. Forest highways. Forest roads and trails. 42 Stat. 218, 661. 2315.S.C.°23. 48 Stat. 993. Frnzlisos . Availability of ap. propria tion. Forest highways in Alaska. Prorating of sums. Acquisition of land. Short title. Ti tle II-Farm Cred it Admi nis tra- tion. Salaries and ex- penses. Travel expenses. Print ing and bind- ing.